A Hundred Roads to Here: Introductions to Meditation by Donagh O’Shea OP (Dominican Publications, €12.00 / £10.50) This is a book which will have I think an immediate appeal to those who are attracted to the idea of mediation, but have somehow failed to get the knack of it. Donagh O’Shea is fully alert to their…
In the aftermath of the Ryan Tubridy saga which engulfed RTÉ in a sea of negative publicity for much of last year I resisted the temptation to follow so many other citizens who stopped paying their licence fee. However, I’m beginning to reconsider for the simple reason that I’m fed up with the constant anti-Catholic…
A cavalcade of beautiful losers forms a theatre group behind bars in New York in Sing Sing (15). It’s a feelgood that, Divine G (Colman Domingo) informs us in the introduction, deals with the ‘transformative’ power of art. Is it a good idea for an actor to praise a film before you see it? Is that…
The announcement last week that Amnesty International Ireland is planning to lay off the majority of its staff due to encountering a severe financial crisis is sad news for the individuals concerned. Amnesty International is a celebrated international organisation that built its reputation on being a defender of human rights, supporting and advocating for the…
Prequels and sequels have a mixed history. I prefer the latter, because if I’m into a story I like to see it continued rather than reversed. Rings of Power (Amazon Prime, Wednesday), a Lord of the Rings prequel of sorts, is back for a second series, with the first three episodes ‘dropped’ already. I nodded…
Letter of the week A commitment to justice and human dignity Dear Editor, The recent report from the Vienna-based Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe (OIDAC Europe) highlights a deeply concerning rise in anti-Christian violence across the continent [The Irish Catholic – August 29, 2024]. This increase in hate crimes, particularly against…
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